Rejected by Blood, Embraced by Love: All-Round Star Goes Viral
Chapter 154: Always Waiting for a Favorite Female Lead

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Always Waiting for a Favorite Female Lead

"My third brother is only Qin Zheng. The person you’re talking about, what does he have to do with me?"

"Gu Zhi! If I knew you were like this, I wouldn’t have given birth to you!" Gu Mu said coldly.

Gu Zhi chuckled coldly and hung up the phone directly.

She wasn’t even her birth mother, why would she care what the other person said?

Gu Mu looked at the hung-up call, trembling with anger.

This rebellious daughter was completely unreliable, not only siding with outsiders but also stabbing her family in the back.

If it weren’t for her bringing the Qin Family onto the variety show, how would there be such trouble!

If she had known earlier, she shouldn’t have acknowledged her back then!

On the other side, Gu Zhi felt nothing at all. She changed into casual clothes and left the set with Qu Qi.

Dai Qian waited for her in the car at the set. As he saw her come out, he started the car and left, saying casually, "Your third brother’s matter is almost resolved. He can start training in a couple of days. This is Director Zhang’s invitation for the ’Little Alley Lady’ audition, scheduled for the afternoon two days later. I’ve already arranged for you to take a leave from the crew, so you’ll need to film more scenes on the morning of that day."

Gu Zhi nodded upon hearing this. She had already taken the time to watch the audition clips for ’Little Alley Lady’ and had no problem capturing the role.

Qu Qi was surprised by this and took the audition invitation to glance at it, looking incredulous, "Director Zhang Hong’s film, and it’s for the lead actress!?"

Gu Zhi glanced at her and nodded.

"Oh my god, Sister Zhi Zhi, you’re amazing!" Although Qu Qi was a newbie as a celebrity assistant, she had quickly absorbed all the entertainment industry gossip over the past few days. She looked at Gu Zhi with admiration, "I heard that Director Zhang Hong is extremely strict, as demanding as Director Tang! And you’ve already got an invitation for his lead actress audition!"

Gu Zhi gave a slight smile but didn’t say anything.

Dai Qian seemed to remember something and asked, "Have you decided which industry friend to invite for next week’s variety show? I remember you saying you don’t have any friends, shall I recommend someone for you?"

"..." Gu Zhi gave him a blank look, "No need."

"Really? Then make sure to get me the contact information and visa of the chosen one’s studio, for the program team."

Gu Zhi paused but didn’t ask further, nodding as she planned to ask Bai Yuelin tomorrow at the set if he was available.

Back at the apartment, Qu Qi, like a protective guardian, delivered her to her home, "Sister Zhi Zhi, call me if you need anything, I’m always one call away. Don’t open the door easily for strangers."

Gu Zhi: "..." She’s not a child.

Walking into the living room, Gu Zhi threw herself on the sofa, having not eaten dinner yet. She casually ordered a salad and waited for the delivery, while browsing her phone.

A new message popped up on WeChat:

Qi Hanyu: "Are you home?"

Gu Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then casually replied, "Yes."

In no time, the doorbell rang. Gu Zhi, anticipating this, got up to open the door without much thought.

A tall figure stood outside the door. He was simply dressed in a white T-shirt, looking very at home and relaxed, holding a document in his hand.

"Sorry to bother you," the man said calmly, without any sense of intrusion in his tone.

"...It’s okay," Gu Zhi was already used to it, pulling the door open further, "Want to come in and chat?"

Qi Hanyu shook his head, "I just came to deliver something. This is Tang Jin’s new script; he asked me to hand it over to you to see if you’d like to accept the role as the lead actress in this drama."

"?" Gu Zhi was a bit stunned. Who wouldn’t want a Tang Jin script? Yet, after ’Micro Light’ wrapped up, she hadn’t been in touch with Director Tang.

Moreover, it would’ve been more convenient to contact her agent, Dai Qian, for such matters. Why have him deliver it?

Gu Zhi took it and glanced at it. She had some impression of this project.

’Banquet,’ a Republic-era espionage film highly anticipated by the public, was described in the book as a script Tang Jin had painstakingly refined over years, eagerly awaited by audiences for a long time.

However, due to Tang Jin not finding his ideal lead actors, the project was repeatedly postponed and ultimately shelved.

Gu Zhi pressed her lips, somewhat surprised that the project was now handed to her.

She hesitated and asked, "Who is the lead actor in this script?"

Qi Hanyu glanced at her and slightly smiled, "Me."

Gu Zhi: "..."

"Haven’t you already..." She clearly heard from insiders that he was about to retire from the industry.

"It’s just a semi-retirement. Some work is still incomplete, and indeed, I didn’t plan to take on any new projects," Qi Hanyu slowly said, knowing what she wanted to ask. "However, this script is something Tang Jin has refined over many years, always waiting for the ideal lead actress, and now, he found her."

Gu Zhi pressed her lips, sensing something deeper in his words, but she didn’t inquire further.

Qi Hanyu raised an eyebrow, gazing deeply at her, "What, too afraid to take it?"

Gu Zhi shook her head. She was already a Grand Slam Best Actress; there wasn’t a role she was afraid to take.

She pressed her lips and said, "I’ll give it a try."

Qi Hanyu’s lips slightly curled, his refined features even more striking. He extended his hand towards her, "Looking forward to working with Teacher Gu."

"..." Gu Zhi briefly shook his hand with a blank expression. Until now, she had only shot a microfilm. Where did their confidence in her come from?

She said nothing more, and just then a noticeable figure walked down the hallway — her delivery had arrived.

The delivery guy paused momentarily upon seeing the two of them, though seemingly failing to recognize Qi Hanyu immediately, who turned away just in time.

"You’ve ordered this, right?" said the guy enthusiastically as he handed over the package, Gu Zhi accepted it with thanks. The delivery guy recognized her, "You’re Gu Zhi, who just went viral, right? I recognize you, I’m a fan of your variety shows, you look even prettier in person than on TV!"

Gu Zhi: "..."

The guy then looked at the man next to her, "Is this your big brother? I’ve seen him on the shows too, he’s truly handsome. You have such a remarkable family!"

Qi Hanyu: "..."

Gu Zhi: "..."

Neither said much, Gu Zhi signed an autograph for the delivery guy and asked him to keep it confidential. He left happily with her signature.

The atmosphere turned a bit silent, Qi Hanyu glanced at her takeout, then asked, "Eating delivery for dinner?"

Gu Zhi pressed her lips, nodding. She usually managed just like this, sometimes only munching a cucumber at night to control her weight.

Qi Hanyu offered, "How about having dinner at my place? I’m just about to start cooking."

Gu Zhi hesitated, about to refuse, but heard his calm voice say, "Reciprocity."

Gu Zhi: "..."

Eventually, she brought her salad over next door.

Indeed, dinner was underway at Qi Hanyu’s. No lie — in his transparent, brightly-lit open kitchen, half-cut broccoli and some other ingredients were waiting on the chopping board.